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Title:
Whig Rose
Artist(s): Unknown
Material(s): Cotton
Technique(s): Hand pieced, hand appliquéd
and hand quilted
Dimensions: 106" x 104"
Date made: ca. 1850
Place Created: Flushing, Genesee County,
Michigan
Collection: Great Lakes Quilt Center/Michigan
State University Museum
Photo Credit: Mark Eifert
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Interpretative
Commentary:
"Whig Rose" is a common appliqué pattern.
The Whigs, an American political party formed in 1834,
is believed to be the source of the name of this very
common appliqué pattern. Although by 1856 the party
had been succeeded by the Republican Party, the "Whig
Rose" pattern remained popular throughout the second
half of the nineteenth century. Mary Schafer had a strong
interest in American history and the political implications
of the pattern's name surely appealed to her; her collection
contains three examples.
Mary had a strong interest in pursuing the history of
each quilt she collected. When she purchased a quilt from
an antique dealer, she inquired about provenance and often
researched any tips she was given about the piece. Mary's
notes on this indicated that it was made in Greenfield,
Massachusetts and that a bride then took it to the Philippine
Islands. -- Mary Worrall
Additional Commentary:
The quilt was included in the exhibit American Quilts
from Michigan State University Museum, which toured in
Japan from January-December 2003 and is illustrated on
pg. 108 in the exhibit’s catalogue, American Quilts
from Michigan State University Museum. -– Beth Donaldson
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